Jeremiah 43

CHAPTERS 43 AND 44THEME: Prophecies to remnant in EgyptWe have come now to the sixth and last section of prophecy of the Book of Jeremiah. This contains prophecies during Jeremiah’s last days in Egypt and extends from chapters 43 to 51. Chapters 43 and 44 contain his words to the remnant in Egypt.

Jeremiah 43:1

JEREMIAH’S MESSAGE REJECTEDThese people go through the same routine again. They say that God hadn’t really told Jeremiah to say that. The problem is that he is not saying what they want him to say. They had hoped he would tell them to go to Egypt. Instead, God tells them not to go into Egypt.

Jeremiah 43:5

Johanan and the captains forced the remnant into Egypt, including the prophet Jeremiah. So they return to Tahpanhes, a place near where they had begun as a nation in the land of Goshen in Egypt. They forced Jeremiah to go with them against his will, but he still is speaking to them.

Jeremiah 43:8

JEREMIAH’S WARNING TO THE REMNANT IN EGYPTThey are back down in the brickyards of Egypt. We can see that disobedience to God does not help them to advancethey are right back where they started.

Jeremiah 43:10

They ran off to the land of Egypt to escape from Nebuchadnezzar, but God is going to permit Nebuchadnezzar to take the land of Egypt. They are worse off than if they had obeyed God and stayed in the land. They will be right back under Nebuchadnezzar; but now they are out of the land, and Nebuchadnezzar will put them into slavery.